Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of obstructing prisoner of war swaps

Ukrainian Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets attends 'Ukraine. Year 2024' conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 25, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kyiv called on Moscow on Sunday to provide a list of Ukrainian prisoners of war ready for a swap after Russia accused Ukraine of sabotaging the exchange process.

In requesting the list of Ukrainians from his Russian counterpart, Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets wrote on his Telegram messaging channel: "We are always ready to exchange prisoners of war!"